Nokia Adds Network Center

ESPOO, Finland and LISBON, Portugal -- Nokia Siemens Networks today announced that it will create a new Global Network Solutions Center (GNSC) at its site in Lisbon, Portugal. The GNSC concept is an integral part of Nokia Siemens Networks’ services strategy, involving the consolidation of a range of services solutions into one location to provide greater efficiency for customers and deliver the majority of “back office” services tasks.

At a ceremony today in Lisbon attended by His Excellency the Prime Minister of Portugal, José Sócrates, members of the government and the press, Basílio Horta of Agência Portuguesa para o Investimento (Invest in Portugal Agency), José Costa e Silva, Head of Services for Nokia Siemens Networks and João Picoito, South West Europe Head for Nokia Siemens Networks, jointly signed a memorandum of understanding supporting the launch of the new centre in Lisbon.

The GNSC in Lisbon will consist of a Global Network Operations Center, for outsourced network operations and management for our customers, a Global Care Center for network maintenance services, including fault correction, and also a Service Delivery Center for Consulting and Systems Integration activities such as network optimization. Nokia Siemens Networks’ customers will benefit from closer operational control, increased efficiency, improved service delivery and high levels of reliability, uptime and data security.

“The decision to implement a Global Network Solutions Center takes us a step closer to our vision of a global service delivery model, where we streamline operations and processes to drive economies of scale as well as standardized service solutions for our customers’ business needs,” said José Costa e Silva.

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